Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows Türkiye's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Türkiye

Year: 2025(41 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD500(41)[2]327(24)[2]212(18)[1]140(12)96(7)59(4)27(2)
>= 50 mln USD235(26)[2]158(17)[2]101(13)[1]61(10)39(6)23(3)11(2)
>= 100 mln USD160(20)[2]112(13)[2]75(11)[1]42(9)27(5)12(2)6(1)
>= 200 mln USD98(16)[2]70(11)[2]46(10)[1]26(8)16(5)7(2)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD46(11)[2]37(8)[2]25(7)[1]13(6)7(3)3(1)2(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (41 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation2025100.00%75,857,708
2Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202594.18%1,092,083,568
3Russian Federation2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305202584.33%235,604,422
4Syria1509Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202580.25%48,806,116
5Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202576.53%637,614,853
6Russian Federation2302Bran, sharps and other residues; whether or not in the form of pellets derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants202574.82%361,132,974
7Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202571.55%921,680,815
8Russian Federation1703Molasses; resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar202568.80%48,168,760
9Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202565.58%3,024,446,669
10Iran7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202563.75%107,356,168
11Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202562.76%985,982,829
12Russian Federation7408Copper wire202560.92%991,131,410
13Russian Federation4408Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm202557.90%78,379,915
14Russian Federation4803Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded202557.04%10,693,437
15Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils202556.04%9,850,532,647
16Iraq2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202554.49%394,896,954
17Russian Federation4409Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed202554.39%21,647,983
18Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202551.04%20,693,227
19Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire202549.64%124,837,138
20Iran2008Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c., whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included202549.03%52,331,741
21Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202548.23%62,383,427
22Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind202542.66%16,481,304,996
23Iran2712Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, similar products obtained by synthesis, other processes; coloured or not202542.52%32,682,310
24Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202541.39%38,388,194
25Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202538.78%95,216,926
26Russian Federation1003Barley202537.85%82,307,416
27Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202537.46%176,154,699
28Russian Federation7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless202536.90%18,148,976
29Russian Federation1104Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) except rice of heading no. 1006; germ of cereals whole, rolled, flaked or ground202536.65%35,122,709
30Syria0910Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices202535.70%12,430,430
31Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202535.65%1,453,326,566
32Iran0806Grapes; fresh or dried202533.82%29,504,862
33Ukraine0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen202533.34%16,874,123
34Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202533.27%950,166,622
35Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202533.17%371,957,534
36United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202532.63%7,547,739,575
37Russian Federation2207Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength202532.60%16,164,438
38Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought202532.07%25,953,118
39Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg202530.78%177,058,633
40Russian Federation0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202530.70%294,292,361
41Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth202530.09%11,149,119

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 27 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 4 occurrences

Syria: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iraq: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.